Private Service Professionals

Butler & Bar – Hand in hand

The professional Butler is associated with many tasks and duties. Being a bartender is one of them, as the Butler often arranges cocktail-parties and sets up the bar. Here are some basics every Butler and bartender needs to know. Bar setup: It is essential to be able to set up …

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Being a Butler: Then & Now

Imagine the Butler as you often see portrayed on Television or in the movies.  The scenery from the 1800’s or the early 1900 decades, being a Butler was always very serious – Dressed in a waistcoat with grey striped trousers and a bow-tie – Usually one from the older generation …

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How to: Butlers and Wine

​​​​​The wonderful world of wine, there are thousands of grape varieties, producers, connoisseurs, areas and bottles, and then, you have The Butler. The word Butler springs out of the French «Bottelier», the person or officer guarding the royal bottles.  Royal or not, being a professional Butler requires a certain knowledge …

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Serving & Silver Service

Serving and silver Service is one of the main tasks of a Butler, in privacy for the principal, whether on a dinner-party or on a Royal gathering. Serving and silver service is the primary task for the professional Butler, and it is crucial to be a perfectionist. Cocktail receptions, Guest-lists, …

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